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TANTALUS

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• TANTALUS (noun)
The noun TANTALUS has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it

Familiarity information: TANTALUS used as a noun is very rare.

• TANTALUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

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